Bandipur national park In Mysore, Karnataka

Enjoy a rendezvous with endangered species

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About Bandipur national park in Mysore

Situated in the state of Karnataka near Mysore, Bandipur National Park was once the hunting grounds of the Maharajas of Mysore.

It was later established as a reserve in 1974, and these deciduous forests rich in wildlife and flora have become a popular tourist attraction since then. It was declared as a part of the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve. It was then also included under Project Elephant and Project Tiger, due to the rich elephant population and significant number of Tigers.

Abundantly provided with a wide range of fauna and a large number of teak and sandalwood trees, this park is a part of the first Biosphere Reserve of the country: Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve.

Situated in Nilgiris, the Bandipur National Park is blessed with a unique natural beauty. The park is habitat for a number of wild animals such as Elephants, Hornbills, Deers, Pythons, Sloth Bears, Pythons, Panthers etc.

The Bandipur National Park was originally created as a private sanctuary in 1931 by the Maharaja of Mysore and it served as his hunting grounds. The original area of the National park was 90 sq kms and was later continually expanded over the years, and now the park is spread over a extensive 900 sq kms. The park was originally known as the Venugopala National Park, and later on the area was converted into a tiger reserve under Project Tiger in 1973 and renamed as Bandipur Tiger Reserve. It is a part of the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve, which is India’s largest and first biosphere reserve.

Bandipur National Park supports a rich biodiversity. The flora found here include a huge trees such as Teak, Sandalwood,  Rosewood, Indian Laurel, Indian Kino Tree, Giant Bamboos and Grewia tibiae folia. There are also many flowering and fruiting trees such as Flame of the forest, Indian Gooseberry (Amla), Golden shower (Amaltas) tree and Black Cutch. The forests are home to a large population of wildlife, many of them belonging to endangered and vulnerable species. The rich fauna found here include Indian Elephants, Gaurs(Wild Bison), Tigers, Sloth Bears, Crocodiles, Pythons, Four-horned Antelopes, Jackals and Dholes. Peafowl, Red Headed Vultures, Crested Serpent Eagles and Kingfishers are commonly sighted, while there are around 200 more odd varieties of birds found in this region. Bandipur also has a sizeable population of reptiles and insects. It is also known for its butterfly population, and a great variety of beautiful and colorful species can be found here.

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Dev's 3 days trip to Mysore

The service provided was really good. The agent Shishir was quite cooperative and he have always made sure that all our needs are fulfilled. Highly recommended. The service provided was really good. The agent Shishir was quite cooperative and he have always made sure that all our needs are fulfilled. Highly recommended.

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Nikhil's 4 days trip to Mysore

The experience with postcard is awesome. Shishir and his team booked us excellent hotels at budget friendly rates and had excellent arrangements for travelling site visits too "Shishir" made it in my budget and assisted on every step. Kudos to you and Postcard Team. The experience with postcard is awesome. Shishir and his team booked us excellent hotels at budget friendly rates and had excellent arrangements for travelling site visits too "Shishir" made it in my budget and assisted on every step. Kudos to you and Postcard Team.

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Prateekoct's 3 days trip to Mysore

The day when we requested for trip quotation, Nikita Mam was doing a great job .She planned us very good plan with very good places to see. your quick responses on the 11th hour changes on trips 2nd day or else it could be a professionalism was very good.I will recommend your name specifically to my friends and family for their next trips.Keep the good work going and thank you for making our trip memorable with all your support.Thank you Nikita mam The day when we requested for trip quotation, Nikita Mam was doing a great job .She planned us very good plan with very good places to see. your quick responses on the 11th hour changes on trips 2nd day or else it could be a professionalism was very good.I will recommend your name specifically to my friends and family for their next trips.Keep the good work going and thank you for making our trip memorable with all your support.Thank you Nikita mam

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Anandbajikar's 4 days trip to Mysore

Choice of Hotels are Not to the nearest destination.

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Bastevrushali's 6 days trip to Mysore

We have recently booked and traveled to mysuru, coorg and wayanad through All india holidays. The hotel at mysuru and homestay at coorg were very good but the hotel at Wayanad was average. The cab and driver were okay and sightseeing was well planned. Overall good service by all india holidays and travel triangle

Bastevrushali Mumbai

Disha's 7 days trip to Mysore

The trip was well planned and executed by Hover Journeys. Mr. Amish was always available for any guidance / help while planning the trip as well as during the trip. The cab driver was excellent and well versed with the area. We had a great time. Thanks!

Disha Agarwal Modi Mumbai

Trip to Mysore

Nice arrangments done as per iternairy. Hotel drive vehicle were good. Need to brief client about best iternairy possible as they are new to the place so that time can be saved. Overall we enjoyed the trip. Looking forward for new destination during Diwali break. Tabel top at Coorg .

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Lakshmi's 5 days trip to Mysore

Had a great time at Mangalore. As usual Travel Triangle at its best. This is my 6th trip with Travel Triangle. Beginning till the End Travel Triangle was supportive., The trip was organised by M&M Cabs and Mr. Mahesh had co-ordinated really well with us for the trip. The driver was very good, co-operative and supportive. Couple of hotels were not so great, we had to go out to a different place for breakfast. Otherwise we had a memorable trip

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Likhita's 4 days trip to Mysore

Even during short duration of time this unplanned trip turned out to be a wonderful one. Totally up to the mark with thief hospitality and prompt response . Special thanks to Team Fatema!

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Kavithasenthilnathan's 3 days trip to Mysore

We had a pleasent trip. Rooms are nice and driver came for pickup on time. Mr Robin and Ms Sanjana supported well. As i had little bit follow up issues while booking the package but the trip was wonderful and everything is organised perfectly by Mr Robin and Ms Sanjana

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Bandipur National park is situated in the state of Karnataka near Mysore.

It is about a 255 km ride from Bangalore to Bandipur. It takes approximately five hours to reach the park from Bangalore and from Mysore it's just a two hour ride.